Since its inception, the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership has recognised the primacy of financing in catalysing progress. Since 2010 it has held four high-level meetings with finance ministers from all around the world alongside the World Bank’s Spring Meetings.
These meetings have become known as the ‘SWA...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Seth Twum-Akwaboah, has said the operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), slated for January 2021, cannot be put on hold for everything to be ready.
With barely two months for the continental agreement, with a potential...
The shift to digital ways of working and collaborating has been a major success.
The COVID-19 crisis has shown the business world that it is possible to completely overhaul the way we do things in a matter of weeks or even days.
When the severity of the pandemic became more evident...
Civil Society Organizations under the Kasa Initiative Ghana have bemoaned the neglect of policies to address sustainable management of environment and natural resources in the manifestoes of the two leading political parties in the country, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the New Democratic Congress (NDC).
From an analysis of...
It was Peter Drucker the doyen of management, who once wrote, ‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast’. This statement underscores the primary role of culture in any organization, as an integral part of its existence and key to its success or otherwise.
Drucker goes on to argue that, culture, if not...
Environmentally friendly refrigerators and air conditioners will soon be widely accessible in Ghana through Green On-wage financing implemented by the ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative in collaboration with Letshego and other banks.
The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative (ECOFRIDGES) is a joint programme by the United Nations Environment...
It is a common phenomenon in many Sub Saharan countries to have places where food and water are sold to the general public in the open. They are commonly found in and around offices, market places, public schools, churches, football stadia, lorry parks, construction sites amongst others.
These items are...
The United Bank for Africa (Ghana) has launched the seventh edition of the UBA National Essay Competition aimed at funding Senior High School (SHS) students in any University of choice in Africa.
The UBA Foundation National Essay Competition (NEC) which was launched in 2014 in Ghana has provided a competitive...
A two-week course on Developing a Maritime Security Culture in the Gulf of Guinea, organised by the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Centre (KAIPC), has opened in the Western Region capital of Takoradi.
The pilot course is the first of the capacity building outputs project on enhancing regional research, capacity...
In accordance with International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, the Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority’s Security Department, has conducted its quarterly drill to ensure that the alertness levels of the Authority’s security personnel stay at its high levels.
The scope of the exercise, which was held on the 21st...